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Chucky 06-04-2008 18:32

Re: Sky BB and Be set up times?
 
Dumb question here, but what is an ethernet port? According to the BE website I would need an ethernet port along with a BT landline to get BE.

Paul K 06-04-2008 18:54

Re: Sky BB and Be set up times?
 
LAN connection on the PC. Network Interface Card or chipset interface will be required to take the connection to the PC.

dragon 06-04-2008 21:30

Re: Sky BB and Be set up times?
 
if you don't have one you can either get a PCI card or a usb > Ethernet adaptor.


I'm guessing by the nature of the question you wouldn't be comfortable fitting a PCI based one (which would require opening up the computer to add it*) and a USB one would be better suited.


You could also get a wireless adaptor if you needed the computer to be in a different location to the router


*I'm going on the rather foolish assumption that your pc is a desktop.

Although most Modern PC's have built in ethernet (say within last 4years or so probably even older)

Chucky 06-04-2008 22:05

Re: Sky BB and Be set up times?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon (Post 34522574)
if you don't have one you can either get a PCI card or a usb > Ethernet adaptor.


I'm guessing by the nature of the question you wouldn't be comfortable fitting a PCI based one (which would require opening up the computer to add it*) and a USB one would be better suited.


You could also get a wireless adaptor if you needed the computer to be in a different location to the router


*I'm going on the rather foolish assumption that your pc is a desktop.

Although most Modern PC's have built in ethernet (say within last 4years or so probably even older)

My pc is brand new (a mate built it for me), so I should be ok then. I'll ask him about it to make sure.

Thanks for the help Paul and Dragon.

Paul K 07-04-2008 06:20

Re: Sky BB and Be set up times?
 
If its XP just check in your network connections list for a LAN device or in Device manager for network adaptor.


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